Koyasan University

Koyasan University (高野山大学, Kōyasan daigaku) is a private university in Mount Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established in 1886 as a monastic school for Shingon Buddhist monks, and it was chartered as a university in 1926.[2] In addition to its main campus, Koyasan University also operates a satellite school for working adults in Osaka.[3]

Koyasan University
高野山大学
Koyasan University Main Gate
TypePrivate
Religious affiliation
Shingon Buddhism
Academic staff
18
Students323[1]
Location
Koyasan
,
Wakayama Prefecture
,
Japan

Academics

The university has strong ties to the Shingon sect of Buddhism and follows the educational principles of Kobodaishi Kūkai, the founder of Shingon.[2][4] Historically, Koayasan University has largely specialized in training Buddhist monks, which includes operating a monastery for its students.[5] However, in recent years the university has sought to diversity its curriculum and attract students who aspire to be teachers and social workers.[6][3]

Koayasan University is notable for its library containing a range of rare manuscripts on Buddhism and other religions in Japan and East Asia, including several designated as National Important Cultural Property, and the library building itself being listed as tangible cultural property.[7][8]

Departments
  • Department of Esoteric Buddhism
  • Department of Humanistic Anthropology
  • Graduate School (offers both an on-site and a distance learning MA program, as well as a PhD program)
  • The Institute of Esoteric Culture (research institute)
  • Library

Notable people

Faculty

Alumni

See also
  • Statue of B. R. Ambedkar (Japan)

References
  1. "高野山大学". 大学ポートレート.
  2. "Koyasan University". 高野山大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. Post, The Jakarta. "Buddhist university woos students uninterested in becoming monks". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  4. Universities of the World Outside U.S.A. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education. 1950. p. 610.
  5. 国際関係研究. 日本大学国際関係学部国際関係研究所. 2001. p. 203.
  6. "Japanese Monastic University Diversifies Curriculum to Attract New Students | Buddhistdoor". www.buddhistdoor.net. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  7. "図書館の歴史・沿革｜図書館について | タイトルが入ります". 高野山大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  8. "高野山大学図書館". 文化遺産オンライン. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  9. "上田閑照". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  10. "飛騨福来心理学研究所". 飛騨福来心理学研究所ホームページ. Retrieved 2020-01-21.


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